Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-14
BAD RECORD FOR HARVEY.
FACTS ABOUT THE MuGWUMP
TREASURY CLERKS LIFE.

Gettia9 Into Debt--Foai or Fair Means
the Same to Him-How Much tho
Government VIII Iose--Was Warned
II Time--Bnt Tnfuenes was stronger
Than the Warning.
WASHINGTON, Jul. 13.--New points are
coming out daily about Harvey, the mug
wump and horse-claim forger of the treas
ury department. A little search into his
history at Wilkesbarre. Penn, showed
hat ex:Goy. Curtin knew what he was
talking about when at the time Of Har
vey's appointment he denounced the lat
ter as q horse-thief and offered to prove
1t. 1t is nov admitted that Harvey did
not enjoy a good reputation at home. At
the death OF his father it is stated he got
", 600 by borrowing upon the strength of
the superstition that he was to have 4
share OF his fathers estate of 5000, 900,
when the fact was that he had already
squandered his share of the estate. 1t is
stated that be has always lead a life Of
extravaganza. He was but 20 years old
whom he graduated with high honors from
Lafayette College, at Easton, Penn.
Among his classmates vas William e.
Smith, ex-assistant secretary of the treas
ury, aid to whom he is largely indebted
for his first appointment in the treasury
department. In 1875 he went abroad for
travel and study, and cut q great swell in
London and Paris. In 1872 he founded
the Harvey prize for English at Lafayette
college, mn annual prize of $50 In gold to
the student of the junior class excelling
in English studies OF the year, which is
still extant. He was admitted to and is
still a member Of the Luzern county bar
association, and Is also counselor of the
American Institute of Civics, of which
Chief JuAtice Waite OF the United States
Supreme Court is president. He married
several years ago q Miss Holden, who was
considered the most beautiful woman of
her locality. Thsir wedding entertain
mont was one Of tho most elegant that
has aver occurred at Wilkesbarre. 1t is
steted he never paid his wedding expen-
sss. Harvey is said to have been q re-
publican, but voted tor Cleveland. What
people are trying to learn is how, after
Gov. Curtin had made his charges, Sec
rotary Manning could find out lone of
the rascalities that everybody In wilkea-
barre seems to have known. The silence
on. this subject is eloquent. An as
siRnment executed by Harvey to
William B. King, Of all his property
for the benefit Of his creditors has been
fled In tho Office Of the recorder of deeds.
BE recites that, being indebted TO various
parties, he makes tho assignment, and
says: ssReal estate he has none nor any.
interest in any, and assigns his property,
consisting of furaiture at No IA Fourth
street, east, and eight shares Of stock OF
the Fist National bank Of Wilkesbarse,
Fem, now pledged with the Second Ma
tional bank Of that place to secure the
payment Of $780, Ne makes preference
to the United States Of $4,000, ssbeing
the amount Justly due the said United
etates. And after paying tho game he
dirscts the payment Of about q eozen
creditors OF an aggregate Of $4,107. The
fRct IL the government will got back none
OF the money paid on the fraudulent
horse claims.